All Entries Tagged With: "Navigation"

CoPilot Live GPS Navigation adds ActiveTraffic

Posted by Press Releases | Sep 01, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Princeton, New Jersey – ALK Technologies Inc. today launched ActiveTraffic(TM), a groundbreaking real-time traffic service that integrates dynamic traffic flow information with advanced routing technology to more efficiently guide drivers to their destination. The innovative service is available in ALK’s popular CoPilot Live GPS navigation smartphone and iPad apps in the U.S.

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Free iPhone Navigation Gets Fancier as Skobbler Releases Version 3.0

Posted by Press Releases | Aug 19, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Berlin, Germany – After a solid seven figure investment by angel investors and fending off a lawsuit by former parent company Navigon, Skobbler releases an update to its popular and free turn-by-turn navigation system for the iPhone that incorporates a completely new user interface, full iOS4 compatibility, and significant stability improvements.

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Spyglass 3.0 AR Navigation Tool updated for iPhone 4, 3GS and iPad

Posted by Press Releases | Aug 12, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Minsk, Belarus – Happymagenta today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Spyglass 3.0, a major update to their popular digital compass and HUD display for iPhone 4, 3GS and iPad Wi-Fi + 3G devices. Developed specifically to leverage the iPhone’s unique capabilities, Spyglass is a fun-to-use multi-function augmented reality tool and heads-up display with a live compass, GPS and other information overlaid right over the live feed from the built-in camera, (or even an auto-rotated map), turning iPhone into a location-aware viewfinder and iPad into a militaty style compass.

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New Massachusetts State Law Bans In-Car Mobile Phone Activity

Posted by Paul Balsom | Jul 13, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Though the main motivation is texting while driving, a new Massachusetts state law bans virtually any mobile phone activity with the exception of hands-free phone calls.

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Navigation Giants Tremble as Skobbler Makes iPhone Navigation Free

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 08, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Berlin, Germany – Upstart Berlin developers rock the billion dollar navigation establishment with the release of Skobbler, the first truly free turn by turn navigation system available to anyone with an iPhone.

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Copilot Live USA: Premium GPS Navigation for iPhone Launches

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 08, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Princeton, New Jersey – To kick off the summer travel season, ALK Technologies is introducing CoPilot Live USA, a full-featured, voice-guided GPS navigation app for iPhones at the amazingly low price of $4.99 for lifetime use.

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DistCalc Navigation App Breaks Into Top 15

Posted by Press Releases | Jun 01, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Developers of DistCalc, the fast growing navigation application for the iPhone, announced that its latest version has broken into the top 15 Navigation rankings on the iTunes App Store. DistCalc is a mapping application that allows users to easily tap out a path and measure its distance in a variety of measurements – including miles, kilometers, yards and meters. Its ability to map paths across areas with no roads or addresses truly differentiates it from other mapping applications in the App Store today.

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MotionX GPS HD for iPad Review

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 19, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Are you looking for a full-featured navigational app for your iPad that’s not going to burn a hole in your pocket? If you are, then you must check out Fullpower Technologies’ MotionX GPS HD, exclusively optimized for the iPad. A port of the MotionX GPS for the iPhone, the HD version is bigger and better than ever before, using the iPad’s large display to its full potential. Go to iPadmodo for more.

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Byline 3 Brings Gesture Navigation to Google Reader on iPhone

Posted by Press Releases | May 11, 2010 | Comments View Comments

London, United Kingdom – Phantom Fish today announced the release of Byline 3, a major update to the popular RSS news reader and offline web browser for iPhone and iPod touch. Byline 3 replaces fiddly buttons with an intuitive swipe gesture to navigate between items and boasts tight integration with Twitter, Instapaper, and Read It Later. Among the update’s many other improvements is automatic caching for offline browsing, which now uses statistical analysis to detect and cache complete web pages for feeds with truncated content.

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CoPilot Live HD, GPS Navigation Coming Soon to iPad 3G

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 29, 2010 | Comments View Comments

CoPilot Live HD, a GPS navigation app optimized for the iPad 3G, has been submitted to the App Store and due for an early May release. Once approved, CoPilot Live HD will be the first of its kind to hit the iPad 3G market and surely won’t be the last. Maybe it’s time to get your vehicle fitted for a custom iPad dashboard, after all! Go to iPadmodo for more.

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Google to Bring FREE Turn-By-Turn Navigation to iPhone

Posted by Jay Krishnaswamy | Apr 22, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Android users have been able to have a native free Google turn-by-turn navigation why can’t the iPhone? Many of the good navigation systems cost you at least $60.

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BlackBerry 6.0 OS Details Leaked

Posted by Jason Coe | Apr 20, 2010 | Comments View Comments

BlackBerry fans are in for a treat this morning as screenshots of their latest 6.0 operating system have hit the net. New features include a re-vamped media player and navigation views, kinetic scrolling (smoother scrolling), multitouch addition with pinch to zoom, new mail client, re-designed homescreen that is fully customizable, popup and gesture support, and more.

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Google Maps for Android Receives Update, Adds Multiple Account Support, Latitude Widget

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 18, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Google Maps for Android was recently updated to version 1.4. The latest update brings an enhanced search page, multiple account support, a Latitude Widget and you can now use Google Maps as your live wallpaper. Here’s the breakdown:

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Google Maps for Android Updated to Version 4.0

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Feb 10, 2010 | Comments View Comments

Google Maps for Android has just been updated to version 4.0. New features includes support for the Buzz layers, adds synchronized starring and personalized suggestions and night mode in navigation.

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